RES861 Relationship Between Gender & Drug Abuse Young Adults Literature Review

RES861 Relationship Between Gender & Drug Abuse Young Adults Literature Review

The literature review of a dissertation is more than a “book report” that summarizes a set of research articles. The literature review is a synthesis of ideas. This synthesis illuminates a gap in the research literature that can be filled by additional research such as a doctoral dissertation. In this assignment, you will synthesize the articles you summarized in the Topic 2 assignment, and you will describe how the synthesis of the articles informs a gap in the research that your dissertation study will fill.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Refer to assignment from Topic 2 and the related instructor feedback on the assignment.
• Instructors will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
• Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
• You are required to submit this assignment to turnit.

Directions:

Locate your completed assignment form Topic 2 and the feedback from your instructor.

Write a paper (1,250-1,500 words) that synthesizes the 10 studies you summarized in the Topic 2 assignment. Do that by including the following in your paper:

1. A statement of common findings addressed in each of the articles.
2. A statement of the conclusions that can be drawn when the articles are taken together as a single entity. What is the overall message of the group of articles? (Synthesis) (Benchmarks: Critically appraise and synthesize existing research.)
3. A discussion of how these studies, when taken together, inform the research gap that your dissertation will fill.

A statement of common findings addressed in each of the articles is present and thorough. The statement demonstrates that the learner has a clear understanding of the findings of each article.

A statement of the conclusions that can be drawn when the articles are taken together as a single entity is present, thorough, and demonstrates great depth of reason.

A discussion of how these studies inform the research gap is present and demonstrates great depth of reason.

Thesis and/or main claim are clear and comprehensive; the essence of the paper is contained within the thesis.

Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English

The document is correctly formatted. In-text citations and a reference page are complete and correct. The documentation of cited sources is free of error.